photo by Siddharth Singh
by Rita Banerji
Of the many things discussed about mother-daughter relationships, I find there is one that is almost taboo. Women don’t like to hear or talk about it.
The Betrayal
The issue I am trying to broach here is that of a certain betrayal of daughters by their mothers, in the cultural or societal value system…
While out roaming the malls in Kuala Lumpur, I heard some lovey Malay songs. Of course I simply had to get the discs pronto! 
At Batu Caves
Letting go: A Mother’s Perspective by Melanie Lobo at Women’s Web: Online Community for Indian Women
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other is wings,” said Hodding Carter, an American journalist and surely, truer words were never spoken. However, how many of us can actually do this? The typical Indian scenario is that a mother never lets go of her children (in most cases, the son, but this may apply to the daughter as well).
In the Indian cultural context, how can mothers learn to let go and help their children lead meaningful, independent lives? Read on! (….more)
I have been thinking for a long time on blogging about ”letting children go”. But for now read my views on that in the article above, as told to Melanie Lobo.
Assailed by twitter friends
At the world’s largest free-flight walk-in aviary at Kuala Lumpur
Click here to see more of our feathered buddies.
